Ministerial Foreword |
GUIDELINE DEVELOPMENT GROUP |
| INTRODUCTION |
1. | Promoting employee health and wellbeing |
1.1 | Introduction |
1.2 | Promoting access to competent Occupational Health Services |
1.3 | Organisation of work |
1.4 | Developing policy and structures |
1.5 | Nutrition |
1.6 | Physical activity |
| Appendix 1.1 References |
2. | Health and Safety Framework |
2.1 | Introduction |
2.2 | Responsibilities of managers and staff |
2.3 | Ways of carrying out consultation and communication |
2.4 | Access to information |
3. | Risk Assessment |
4. | Primary Legislation |
| Appendix 4.A Health and Safety Policy Statement |
| Appendix 4.B References |
| THE GUIDELINES |
1. | Dealing positively with stress at work |
1.1 | Introduction |
1.2 | Promoting attendance by dealing positively with stress at work |
1.3 | Developing a stress policy which tackles organisational and individual issues (or including stress in a general health policy) |
1.4 | The benefits of an organisational stress policy |
1.5 | The aims of the organisational stress policy |
1.6 | Putting the policy into practice |
1.7 | Education and training needs |
1.8 | Evaluation, audit and review |
1.9 | The risk assessment process |
1.10 | The organisational stress audit (OSHA) |
Appendix 1.A | Model policy on stress at work |
Appendix 1.B | A risk-management approach to workplace stress |
Appendix 1.C | Model Organisational Stress Audit |
Appendix 1.D | References and Recommended further Reading |
2. | Promoting attendance |
2.1 | Introduction |
2.2 | Principles and values |
2.3 | The need for this policy |
2.4 | The policy aim |
2.5 | Putting the policy into practice |
2.6 | Definitions used within the policy |
2.7 | Procedures for putting the policy into practice |
2.8 | Return to work |
2.9 | Referring staff to OHS |
2.10 | Assessing risk |
2.11 | Phased return to work and adjustments |
2.12 | Redeployment |
2.13 | Ending employment and retirement |
2.14 | Responsibilities |
Appendix 2.A | Putting the attendance policy into practice: Developing a strategy |
Appendix 2.B | Putting the attendance policy into practice: Developing a consistent approach |
Appendix 2.C | Promoting Attendance Policy flowchart |
Appendix 2.D | Model Promoting Attendance policy and procedures |
Annex 1 | Procedure for the Management of Health Problems |
Annex 2 | Absence Reporting: Procedure for Staff |
Annex 3 | Absence Monitoring Protocol |
Appendix 2.E | Carrying out the Return To Work Discussion |
Appendix 2.F | References |
3. | Tobacco, alcohol and other substances |
3.1 | Tobacco |
3.2 | Alcohol, drug and other substance misuse |
3.3 | Drug testing at work |
Appendix 3.A | A Model Tobacco policy |
Appendix 3.B | Model policy for alcohol issues within the workplace |
Annex 1 | Referral by the organisation |
Appendix 3.C | References and Recommended further reading |
4. | Promoting safe manual handling |
4.1 | Introduction |
4.2 | Principles and values |
4.3 | The legal framework |
4.4 | The recommended approach to reducing musculo-skeletal injury |
4.5 | Evaluation |
Appendix 4.A | The recommended approach to reducing musculo-skeletal injury |
Appendix 4.B | Model manual handling policy |
Annex 1 | Legislative and Professional Guidance Documents |
Annex 2 | Condemned Lifts |
Appendix 4.C | References and Recommended further reading |
5. | Protecting the health, safety and welfare ofpeople working alone |
5.1 | Introduction |
5.2 | Principles and values |
5.3 | Identifying lone workers |
5.4 | The dangers of working alone |
5.5 | The legislative framework |
5.6 | Risk assessment and control measures |
5.7 | Recommended approach |
5.8 | Putting the policy into practice and reviewing it |
Appendix 5.A | Summary flowchart for making sure lone workers are safe |
Appendix 5.B | Model policy on lone working |
Annex 1 | Identifying lone workers |
Annex 2 | Sample risk assessment for domiciliary visits |
Annex 3 | Sample risk assessment for working alone in buildings |
Appendix 5.C | References and Recommended further reading |
6. | Protecting against violence and aggression at work |
6.1 | Introduction |
6.2 | Principles and values |
6.3 | The scale of the problem and why we need action |
6.4 | The legislative framework |
6.5 | Recommended approach |
6.6 | Putting the policy into practice and reviewing it |
6.7 | Measuring success |
Appendix 6.A | Model policy on violence and aggression at work |
Appendix 6.B | Risk factors for workplace violence - a sample checklist |
Appendix 6.C | References |
7. | Reducing work-related driving risks |
7.1 | Introduction |
7.2 | Principles and values |
7.3 | The dangers of work-related driving |
7.4 | The legislative framework |
7.5 | Risk assessment |
7.6 | Developing policy |
7.7 | Strategies for managing work-related driving |
Appendix 7.A | Model policy on work-related driving risks |
Annex 1 | Driver risk assessment checklist |
Appendix 7.B | References and Recommended further reading |
8. | Biological and chemical hazards |
8.1 | Introduction |
8.2 | The legislative framework |
8.3 | Employers' main duties |
8.4 | Recommended approach |
8.5 | Responsibilities for putting policies and procedures into practice |
8.6 | Blood-borne viruses |
8.7 | 'Standard precautions' |
Appendix 8.A | Model Policy for Controlling Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) |
Annex 1 | COSHH regulations 1999 risk assessment form |
Appendix 8.B | References and Recommended further reading |
9 | Incident Management Policy |
9.1 | Definition of an incident |
9.2 | Policy statement |
9.3 | Incident management protocol |
9.4 | Data management |
9.5 | Incidents requiring investigation |
9.6 | Dealing with the media |
Appendix 9.A | Definitions of terms |
Appendix 9.B | Examples of reportable incidents |
Appendix 9.C | Incident management flowchart |
Appendix 9.D | Incident report form |
Appendix 9.E | Incident grading matrix (Example) |
Appendix 9.F | Checklist for a formal investigation |
Appendix 9.G | Rapid follow-up policy |